Hit or Miss Column Highlights Oddities From Town and Nation
A mix of satirical notes and curiosities. References range from Riverdale street cars to a new bridge and a Pointer office, joking about public transit. Anecdotes cover a court case on an Easter egg theft, a baby weighing 30 pounds, and a quip about absolute life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Pointer
Chicago
Egga
Jacob A. Decklar
Mildred Bridges
Ilinois
Cairo
Morgan Steam Ship Company
South Pole
Pole
Stripes Predicted for Next Spring by Fashion Journals
A fashion journal notes the smart set will wear stripes next spring. The remark invites speculation whether such style forecasts influence trends and market behavior within restrained trade contexts.
Lace handkerchiefs sold by Swiss milkmaids reach high prices
Milkmaids in Switzerland craft lace handkerchiefs that readily fetch five dollars each and, in some cases, as high as fifty dollars per piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
Romance and Fiction Between Rich and Poor in News Tone
A Galveston News quip frames romance as a wealthy man marrying a poor woman as romance and a wealthy woman marrying a poor man as fiction highlighting classed love narratives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston News
Dalton Illinois Election Notice 1912
Notice for a village election in Dalton Cook County Illinois on April 16 1912. Voters will elect one Village Clerk three Village Trustees and one Police Magistrate. Polls open 7 am close 5 pm at the Village Hall under Henry Hahn's hand dated April 1 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Cook
Illinois
Henry Hahn
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Schwab’s
Outfitters OF
Peter Ripley
General Merchandise
Dovenmuehle Shoes
Riverdale and Dolton
Dolton
Moline
Moline Plow Co
John Kickert
South Holland
Pass Bros
South Holland, Ill
C. H. Leetlefellow
Jack Johnson
U.S
James Hamilton Lewis
Dolton Bakery
WM. Minardow
Prop
F. C. Bergold
School Street
Riverdale, Ill
Banks
Michigan Avenue
Riverdale Pharmacy
Roy F
Parker, Prop
Reich
Indiana Ave
Fred L. Logan
Calumet Hotel
Utlet
137Th Street
THE
Northwestern Gas Light & Coke CO
Western Age
Blue Island, Il
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